She’s as well-known for her yo-yo dieting as she is for her slick dance moves and now Janet Jackson has revealed that she piled on the pounds following the death of her superstar brother Michael.
Always finding comfort in food when she’s low, the ‘Rhythm Nation’ singer admits to turning to high-calorie treats to deal with her grief at the sudden loss of her brother in June 2009. Janet says, “It’s stress. When I’m feeling down, I do turn to food. Normally people don’t eat – they don’t have an appetite. For me, it’s just the opposite. I eat everything.”
Janet (43) continues, “There isn’t a day you don’t think about it – I still feel that on a daily basis. Some people don’t know how to get out of that place. But you’ve got to get out. It will never go away but, with time, it gets a little better.”